I never really believed in religion before, holding such belief that the worship of any kinds of supernatural power is just cliché and superstitiously wrong.

我从小就认为宗教信仰只是一种过时又古老的东西，古代圣贤教导的仁义道德和佛陀的五戒十善在我眼里也不值一提。

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Many scientists who write disparagingly about religion focus on the conscious, explicit beliefs in God and the supernatural.

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And this brings us to the most contentious question in the scientific study of religion: Is religiosity -- including our tendency to believe in supernatural entities as well as our ability to lose ourselves in religious rites -- an adaptation?

CNN: Why we love to lose ourselves in religion

If they're not natural, seems to me they have to be supernatural, and once you have crossed that, then you are in the realm of religion.

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